1907 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS AND MINES. 127 



(Appendix No. 45.) 

 TowNSHipoF Prnvis, District of Nipissixg. 



Little Current, Ontario, October 23rd, 190T. 



Sir, — I have the honor to submit to you the following report of the 

 township of Purvis, in the district of Nipissing, in accordance with instruc- 

 tions from your Department, dated June 14th, 1907, 



After completing the survey of the township of Bowyer this season, 

 the account of my trip into the country will be found in my report of that 

 township. I commenced the survey of Purvis at the iron post, one and 

 seven-eighths inches in diameter beside the wooden one which I had planted 

 at the northeast angle of Bowyer, and ran the north boundary east astrono- 

 mically a total distance of four hundred and eighty chains and twenty-four 

 links. 



From the northeast angle of Purvis, I ran the east boundary, south 

 astronomically three hundred and twenty-six chains and eighty-four links 

 to the north shore of Lake Abitibi. 



Regular lots were laid out forty chains in width and eighty chains in 

 depth, or thereabouts, throughout the township. 



Wooden posts, six inches in diameter, sometimes larger and in some 

 cases where the timber was small a little smaller^ were planted at the lot 

 corners with the lot numbers plainly cut on them. Two bearing trees were 

 marked at each corner, and the bearing and distance from the corner post 

 entered in the field notes. 



At the northwest angle as already mentioned, an iron post, one and 

 seven-eighths inches in diameter, had been planted to mark the northeast 

 angle of Bowyer, the name ''Purvis," and lot numbers were cut on it, also 

 on the wooden one. At the northeast angle a similar post was planted 

 beside the wooden one, and similarly marked. 



Iron posts one and one-fourth inches in diameter with the lot numbers 

 cut thereon, were planted beside the wooden ones at the intersection of the 

 line between lots six and seven, with the north boundary, and also where 

 it intersects the line between concessions three and four, also where the line 

 between concessions three and four intersects the east boundary. Where this 

 concession line intersects the west boundary one had already been planted 

 in the survey of Bowyer. 



No iron post was planted where the west boundary intersects Abitibi 

 Lnke, where the east boundary intersects the lake there was also no iron 

 post planted, but a cairn of boulders five feet at the base and thirtv inches 

 high was built around a tamarac post seven inches in diameter with the name 

 "Purvis" and the lot numbers cut thereon. Iron posts were marked similar 

 to wooden ones, that is the lot and concession numbers were cut on them. 

 Those at township corners have the name of the township cut on the side 

 facing the township. 



Finding during the progress of the survey, that the number of iron posts 

 required was short, I reserved a sufficient number for the base line. Tust how 

 the number came to be short it is hard to say. I found after some delay 

 and trouble, that the iron Dosts sent to New Liskeard for me last June, had 

 been delivered to a hardware merchant in that town, and possibly they were 

 not all recovered. 



Special attention was given to the correct marking of the one-half mile 

 posts on the concession line. 



